Hoover 64, Muir 61 (OT): Arlen Moradi made a three-pointer at the buzzer to lift the host Tornadoes to a Pacific League victory Wednesday.

Hoover improved to 11-5, 2-2 in league and concluded a day in which the Tornadoes swept Muir, winning head-to-head matchups in boys’ and girls’ basketball and boys’ and girls’ soccer.

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“He had a nice look at the basket,” Hoover Coach Jack Van Patten said. “When it left his hand, you don’t know what’s going to happen, but then you could see the arc of the ball slow down and it went in.

Glendale 50, Arcadia 49: Glendale captured its first Pacific League win on the road Wednesday by the slimmest of margins.

“It was closer than the score,” joked Glendale Coach Steve Snodgress, whose team improved to 6-10 and 1-3 in league. “We found a way to steal one.”

Raffi Jivalagian scored the game-winner with 18 seconds left.

“We defended up to the buzzer and they missed the shot,” Snodgress said. “It felt really good, it felt really good [to get our first league win]. ... It was really nice to go there and get it.”

Steve Arakelyan had 16 points to lead the Nitros, while Alex Miralis pulled down 12 rebounds.

St. Francis 54. Crespi 48: Kyle Leufroy finished with 24 points and Noah Willerford added 18 on Wednesday to lead the visiting Golden Knights to their first Mission League win.

“Kyle continues to display his shooting skills and Noah made some big outside shots,” said St. Francis co-Coach Ray O’Brien, whose team improved to 11-5, 1-2 in league. “We are starting to get the offense that we expected in the beginning of the year.”